182 Results Are Tagged With "Volunteerism"

UBING (Unity Builders In the Nation and Government) literally means "child" in ilocano dialect. They are the target clienteles in this volunteering organization founded by the SEAYLP spring 2012 participants from the Ilocos Region of the Philippines. They had reached out 4 remote communities already by bringing in volunteer kids ages from 13-16 by teaching youngsters both in and out school youth from far flung communities where technology is scarce. Through this, the children are exposed to what volunteering and reaching out to the deprived people really is. It is an actual engagement to the people where the government is far from their hands.

RED2021 is a forward-looking 10-year network that was formed and launched at the 2nd World Summit for Youth Volunteering, creating connections between and globally mapping the personal and organizational commitments of youth volunteers and their organizations and employers. RED2021 is a vehicle that will allow participants to remain connected, inspired and mutually accountable to creating measurable impact in their communities. Today, youth increasingly gain the skills they need for the future through volunteer service. Service teaches values, job skills, social integration, environmental protection, and community development ? all necessary to an increasingly interconnected world across cultures and ethnicities and spanning the development spectrum. RED2021 is a collective commitment by corporate and youth, for youth, to build a more informed, connected and accountable global youth volunteer community. RED2021 will create the connections youth volunteers need to enable them to reach out for the support and guidance of others on these issues and many more.?

This project is one of the AEIF awardees for 2012. It aims to enhance Malagasy women and youth's participation in the democratization of their country. The main tasks are: (i) spreading democracy principles, (ii) observing elections and (iii) reporting failures and positive changes

This project will help improve the mental health and academic success of marginalized refugee children by training refugee teachers, directly in community refugee schools who will in turn mentor other refugee teachers in their community (?Refugee Teachers-Train-Teachers?). While 85% of the refugees in Malaysia are Burmese, alumni will train refugee teachers from all countries of origin (e.g., Burmese, Afghan, Sri Lankan).